Handy tip for protecting knife tip...gouges and chisels too

the best thing I have found for storing small knives, gouges and chisels in is synthetic wine corks. They do not wear out nearly as fast as regular corks, are non-corosive and not very absorbent, and hold tightly any tool stabbed into them, protecting knife and finger tips. They are also becoming more and more common, and being non-biodegradable or -recyclable, are just adding to land-fills. I’m trying to find other uses for these as well.

Band sawn in half, glued to a wood base in line, you’d have a stand for a series of small chisels or X-Acto knives.
Also works for a stand/holder/protector for needles, probes etc that ALWAYS are handy on an assembly bench..
Using the top from my wife’s sherry bottles, the ones that have a large plastic knob and 3/4 inch cork bottom, there’s a light duty bench stop. They probably now have the foam corks..

Gene,
Nope, I’m talking about the regular, cylindrical wine corks that are made from a hard, closed-cell foam. Many wine companies are switching over to them, as they fail less than natural cork and because natural cork is becoming more expensive/less available. “Manatawny Creek”, “Apothic”, “Barefoot”, “Yellow Tail”, and “Mad Housewife” are among teh many brands that now use these synthetic corks. i used to work at a craft school, where once a week they served wine with dinner, so i set out a collection box for the corks. If you lived near me I’d give you a handful….wait, Gene, I just noticed you do live in the same state as me…maybe close-by after all? let me know if you’d like some and we can figure something out about getting them to you. rodney